Do you know the name of James Fowley? Surely many have heard of such a person. However, speaking of him, some imply a famous Hollywood director and screenwriter, others - a young actor, a star of youth television series and feature films, and there are those who have the same Fowley James, the video of the execution of which a few years ago excited the whole civilized world. In this article we will talk about the famous director, and also briefly introduce two of his full namesakes.
James Foley: Director and Screenwriter
Fans of the mystical genre will probably remember one of the most popular in the early 90s series "Twin Peaks" or the thriller "Fear." So, the director of these and many other paintings is one of the three James Fowley. He was born at the end of December 1953 in the American town of Bay Ridge, which is located near New York. However, to graduate, he had to go to the West Coast and enter the University of Southern California.
His first serious work, in which he acted as a director, was the film "Fearless." Fowley shot it for 3 years and finally was able to submit the picture to the audience in 1984. You can’t call this film super-special, but the viewer liked it, and since then everything has gone and gone. James realized that directing was his calling, the work of his whole life. Can his career be considered successful?
He was first nominated in 1986 as the director of the film "Point blank." The second award was for the painting "Americans" (1992). Fowley James, aged 39, received the Silver Lion Award, a special jury prize for the Golden Lion festival in Venice. And this, of course, is a great result for the young director. However, over the years of his career, there have been failures: five years earlier, in 1987, his painting "Who is this girl?" with the participation of pop diva Madonna was recognized the worst of the year, and James was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award. However, he decided to himself that this should not be a cause for disappointment, and that this could happen to anyone, even the most talented director.
Movies J. Fowley
As already noted, the first work of the director was the film "Fearless" (1984) with Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah in the lead roles. This youth picture was quite successful and not badly recommended by the newly minted director. Then in 1986 he shot the film "Point blank" with Sean Penn, and a year later the film "Who is this girl?" with his wife - Madonna. As you already know, this picture brought Fowley the fame of the worst director. Nevertheless, he twice shot the singer in his paintings: "Madonna: The Flawless Collection" (1990) and Madonna: Celebration (2009). He is also the author of some of her videos: Papa Don't Preach, Live to Tell, True Blue. True, in the credits you will not see his name, because here he acts under the pseudonym Peter Parker.
In 1991, the already well-known director Fowley James began filming the television series Twin Peaks, and a year later his film "Americans" was spotted by the jury of the Venice Festival, and he was awarded the Silver Lion Prize. This award was an excellent incentive for further fruitful work. In the period from 1992 to 1999, he managed to shoot 5 paintings: “Chetvertak” (1995), “Fear” and “Camera” (1996), “Shot” (1997), “Corruption” (1999).
Then in his creative life there was a short break. He resumed his activity only after 4 years. Then James Fowley, director and screenwriter, was able to show himself in a completely different light. In 2004, he directed the film The Hollywood Division, and two years later, The Perfect Stranger. Further, in 2013, Foley began filming two popular series at once. These were the “House of Cards”, which lasted for 3 years on air, and the historical film “Hannibal”. Along with them, in 2014 he began filming the painting "Red Zone".
50 shades…
In September 2015, the whole movie world spoke about J. Fowley. In many publications, one could find the following headline: “The author of The House of Cards will shoot the continuation of“ 50 shades of gray. ”The thing was that the director of the acclaimed film, Sem Taylor Jones, refused to shoot the continuation of the picture, and James Fowley (a photo of which you can see in the article), agreed to become the new author of the screen versions of two erotic novels by the writer EL L. James: “50 shades darker” (planned to be released in 2017) and “Fifty Shades of Freedom” (release in 2018.). By the way, the cast continues avatsya the same, which means that we will have the opportunity to compare the work of two directors.
Actor James Fowley: filmography
The namesake of the famous director, a young film and television series artist, was born in 1983 in the town of Eau Clair (Wisconsin), USA. His full name is James Edwin Foley. A young man has several talents at once. In addition to acting, he also writes music and tries himself as a novelist and screenwriter. He began acting in films in 2002. The first picture of his filmography was "The Legendary Utopia", followed by the role of Mason in the movie "Frightening" and Tommy in the series "Robbers". The young actor is beautiful, beautifully built, sexy, and also quite convincing. That's why it is indispensable during the filming of youth series. Here are some of them: "Rules of living together", "H2O extreme", "Trouble in a hostel: graduation", VS: THE MOVIE, etc.
The story of a photojournalist
Later in the article, we will tell the story of the third of James Wright Foley, an independent photojournalist of the Global Post news agency, abducted by ISIS fighters in northwestern Syria. Until 2012, a man named James Fowley, whose biography was of little interest to anyone, was known only to a small circle of people, but after that his name and photo did not go off the TV screens. The fate of a journalist interested almost every person on the planet.
Coming to journalism
He was born on October 18, 1973 in New Hampshire. Like all five children of his family, he was brought up in the Catholic faith, studied at the Kingswood Regional School, then went to Marquette University and graduated with honors in 1996. After that, he began to teach at school, continued his studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and then at the Medill School of Journalism at the University of North West. After that, he took up photojournalism. In 2009, as part of a USAID-funded program, James went to Iraq, and a year later, to Afghanistan as an independent journalist.
Fate or evil rock
In early 2011, he began a collaboration with the weekly Stars and Stripes. A few months later, Fowley was detained in Libya by supporters of Muammar Gaddafi. One of his colleagues was killed, and after 44 days of captivity he was released. Later, in an interview with the BBC, the freed Fowley James said that in the East he was attracted by the drama that can be found in the conflict zone, and he also wants to tell the world about everything. what is happening there, from a completely different angle. He was also worried about the motives of the belligerent. That is why he decided to return to the place where Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
Chasing Your Own Life
Since 2012, he joined the Fans Press as a freelance journalist. On November 22 of the same year, during a trip to Taftanaz (Syria), Fowley and his colleague were abducted by militants. His relatives believed that this time too he could get out of captivity.
